WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., along with Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., will preside as co-chairman of the National Prayer Breakfast. The annual gathering in Washington, D.C. includes...
Wicker, Cochran Support Obamacare Repeal
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., are supporting a new measure introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to repeal the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care...
Wicker Comments on Homeland Security Funding
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today urged Senate Democrats to stop obstructing legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats are blocking the bill in an...
Wicker Receives EPW Subcommittee Assignments
Miss. Senator Positioned to Fight Gov’t Overreach and Address Nation’s Infrastructure NeedsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has been chosen by Senate Environment and Public Works...
Wicker: Federal Spending on an Unsustainable Course
Interest Payments on Debt Are Poised to Become Third-Largest ExpenditureFor 40 years, the independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has provided economic analyses and cost estimates to assist...
Wicker Statement on President Obama’s Budget
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2016:“President...
Wicker, Cardin Urge Support for Ukrainian Fighter Pilot Illegally Held by Russia
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) are leading the Senate in recognizing the plight of Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was captured by pro-Russian...
Wicker & Cochran Move to Strike Critical Access Hospital Regulation
32 Mississippi Hospitals Affected by Ill-Advised 96-Hour Hospitalization RuleWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today announced their support for...
Wicker Votes to Approve Keystone XL
Pipeline Bill One Step Closer to Becoming RealityWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., voted today to approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The measure passed the Senate...
Wicker & Cochran: Suspend IRS Rule Targeting Conservative Groups
Senators Cosponsor “Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act” to Protect Free SpeechWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today cosponsored new...